The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) is a government-funded
tertiary institution in Hong Kong. It offers programmes at various levels
including Doctorate, Master's, and Bachelor's degrees. It has a full-time
academic staff strength of around 1,400. The total annual consolidated
expenditure budget of the University is in excess of HK$7.4 billion.

The Department of Applied Mathematics (AMA) is part of the Faculty of
Applied Science and Textiles. The Department offers undergraduate
programmes in Investment Science and Finance Analytics, and Data Science
and Analytics, and makes a significant contribution to most of the other
academic programmes of the University by providing service teaching. It
also offers master's programmes in Applied Mathematics for Science and
Technology with specialism in Decision Science and Actuarial and Investment
Science, and Operational Research and Risk Analysis. Members of the
Department have expertise in applied optimisation and optimal control,
engineering computation, operational research, management science and
applied statistics. There are currently 43 academic staff and about 50
research personnel in the Department. Please visit the website at
http://www.polyu.edu.hk/ama
for more information about the Department.

The appointees will be required to (a) teach and contribute to curriculum
development at undergraduate and postgraduate levels; (b) supervise MPhil
and PhD students; (c) engage in scholarly research, consultancy and other
scholarly activities leading to publications in top-tier refereed journals
and awards of research grants; and (d) undertake academic and departmental
administrative duties. The Department has established a Joint Research
Institute with the Academy of Mathematics and System Sciences of the
Chinese Academy of Sciences. The appointees are expected to be actively
involved in the activities of the Institute.

Applicants should have (a) a doctoral degree in Mathematics, Statistics,
Financial Mathematics, Operations Research, Computational Mathematics,
Applied Mathematics or a closely related field; (b) an established track
record in research and scholarship, including refereed publications and
external grant applications; (c) expertise in applied statistics,
operations research and mathematics; and (d) a demonstrated commitment to
excellence in teaching.

Remuneration and Conditions of Service

A highly competitive remuneration package will be offered. Initial
appointments will be on a fixed-term gratuity-bearing contract.
Re-engagement thereafter is subject to mutual agreement. For general
information on terms and conditions for appointment of academic staff in
the University, please visit the website at
http://www.polyu.edu.hk/hro/TC.htm.
Applicants should state their current
and expected salary in the application.

Application

Please send a completed application form to Human Resources Office, 13/F,
Li Ka Shing Tower, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon,
Hong Kong or via email to hrstaff@polyu.edu.hk. Application forms can be
obtained via the above channels or downloaded from
http://www.polyu.edu.hk/hro/job/en/guide_forms/forms.php.
If a separate
curriculum vitae is to be provided, please still complete the application
form which will help speed up the recruitment process. Consideration of
applications will commence on 20 March 2019 until the positions are filled.
The University's Personal Information Collection Statement for recruitment
can be found at
http://www.polyu.edu.hk/hro/job/en/guide_forms/pics.php.